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New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea is listed botanically as Ceanothus americanus. It may also be listed as Redroot, jersey tea, jersey-tea ceanothus, mountainsweet. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Ceanothus and in the family Rhamnaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as shrub. PlotPal currently carries New Jersey Tea as an outdoor growing and shrub reference. Recorded garden roles include native, pollinator. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.